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CPAN Successes

• Stopping bad legislation
  CPAN and its members have worked successfully to stop bad legislation from becoming law, including: (1) medical fee schedules, (2) managed care, and (3) PIP choice.
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• Sponsoring proactive legislation
  CPAN has gone on the offensive and sponsored positive legislation to protect the rights of patients and medical providers, including: (1) placing restrictions on the rights of insurance companies to audit medical bills; (2) restoring protections of the statute of limitations for minors, incompetent persons, and medical providers; (3) guaranteeing the patient’s right to choose medical providers and case managers; (4) penalizing insurance companies for bad faith denial of claims; and (5) repealing the Kreiner decision so that victims can hold drunk and careless drivers fully accountable.
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• Fighting court battles
  CPAN has filed approximately 15 amicus curiae briefs in the Michigan Supreme Court. In every one of these cases, CPAN fought hard to protect the interests of the patients and providers, including urging the Michigan Supreme Court to: (1) restrict the right of insurance companies to reduce medical bills through auditing; (2) restore the protections of the statute of limitations for minors, incompetent persons, and medical providers; (3) prohibit the sale of managed care policies that would convert no-fault from a fee-for-services to a managed care system; (4) limit the power of the MCCA to deny reimbursement of provider charges; and (5) repeal the Kreiner decision so that victims can hold drunk and careless drivers fully accountable.